Frank Henry Cooney

Frank Henry Cooney (born December 31, 1872 in Ontario , Canada , † December 15, 1935 in Great Falls , Montana ) was an American politician and from 1933 to 1935 the ninth governor of the state of Montana.

Early years

Frank Cooney attended Catholic denomination schools in his Canadian homeland. After finishing school, he worked as a laborer in Ontario. After moving to Montana, he set up a brokerage company in Butte . Then he expanded his business into livestock and other agricultural sectors.

Political rise and governor of Montana

In Montana, Cooney was also politically active. As a member of the Democratic Party , he was elected lieutenant governor in 1932 . When Governor John Edward Erickson resigned on March 13, 1933 to take up a mandate in the US Senate , Cooney had to end the remaining term of office as governor. This would have run until January 1937. Since Cooney died on December 15, 1935, the President of the State Senate , Elmer Holt , had to bring the remaining term of office to an end.

Cooney's first act of office was to confirm the appointment of his predecessor Erickson as a US Senator - a process that was previously discussed but which created tension within the Democratic Party. During his short tenure, Cooney campaigned for water protection, among other things.

Frank Cooney was married to Emma May Poindexter, with whom he had seven children. His grandson Mike, born in 1954, has held various political offices in Montana since the 1970s. In 2016 he became the lieutenant governor of that state.

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SURNAME	Cooney, Frank Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 31, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ontario , Canada
DATE OF DEATH	December 15, 1935
Place of death	Great Falls , Montana